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Tommy Rettig

1941 - 1996

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Thomas Noel Rettig (December 10, 1941 – February 15, 1996) was an American child actor, computer software engineer, and author. He portrayed the character "Jeff Miller" in the first three seasons of CBS's Lassie television series, from 1954 to 1957, later seen in syndicated re-runs with the title Jeff's Collie. He also played the young orphan adopted by British star David Niven in an episode of the TV anthology series Four Star Playhouse (Season 1, episode 13), entitled "No Identity.” He also co-starred with another former child actor, Tony Dow, in the mid-1960s television teen soap opera Never Too Young and recorded the song by that title with the group, The TR-4. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Rettig is the 6,709th most popular actor (down from 3,814th in 2019), the 10,414th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,687th in 2019) and the 3,099th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tommy Rettig ranks 6,709 out of 13,578Before him are Jaime Murray, Dan Lauria, Jakob Cedergren, Judy Tyler, Ryu Seung-ryong, and Alejandra Guzmán. After him are Inga Swenson, Robert Webb, Natassia Malthe, Angela Visser, Lee Kwang-soo, and Abby Dalton.

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Among people born in 1941, Tommy Rettig ranks 562Before him are Chuck McKinley, Monika Maron, Jan Klapáč, Faith Leech, John C. Malone, and Aaron Neville. After him are Juan Olivares, Miroslav Verner, Javier Vargas, Kim Eui-tae, Irma Thomas, and Anandiben Patel. Among people deceased in 1996, Tommy Rettig ranks 313Before him are Jean-Claude Piumi, Pierre Jaccoud, Nino Borsari, Aldo Montano, Laura La Plante, and Konstantin Loktev. After him are Vyacheslav Lemeshev, Eleazar de Carvalho, Mark Lenard, Øivind Holmsen, Petre Steinbach, and Hillevi Rombin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tommy Rettig ranks 10,416 out of 20,380Before him are Hope Sandoval (1966), Dan Lauria (1947), Judy Tyler (1932), Lil Yachty (1997), Lloyd Fredendall (1883), and Alan Jackson (1958). After him are Inga Swenson (1932), Chaz Bono (1969), Edward Henry Potthast (1857), D. A. Pennebaker (1925), Rufus King (1755), and Abby Dalton (1932).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Tommy Rettig ranks 3,100Before him are Ashley Benson (1989), Ethan Phillips (1955), Janine Turner (1962), Asia Kate Dillon (1984), Dan Lauria (1947), and Judy Tyler (1932). After him are Inga Swenson (1932), Abby Dalton (1932), Jesse Williams (1981), John Gallagher Jr. (1984), Florence Vidor (1895), and Cara Buono (1974).